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Thanks for helping Pop-Pop lose 130 lbs. (so far) - We travel in "cohorts" along this weight-loss path.  I've come to admire and respect many of the folks on this forum who are in about the same place I am.  We had our surgery at ...

NSV & A GREAT CLEANING TIP - Down 127 lbs. in less than 6 mos., I'm experiencing NSVs on a regular basis, and today I noticed something that may seem ordinary, but to me it's a big deal.  Wifey and I share "do...

Pop-Pop's Pix in Punta Cana @ 125 lbs. down - 6 mo - Pop-Pop’s Pix from Punta Cana, Dominican Republic vacation – lost 5 lbs. in 7 days; swimming, golfing, snorkeling, walking, and mostly playing.     Dinner @ French re...

Pop-Pop's report on Punta Cana - NSV's galore! - Wifey and I are back from a week of sun, beautiful beaches, spectacular golf, snorkling, & all-inclusive food/drink - 85+ degrees and celebrating anniversary.  Results: 1.  Hand...

Pop-Pop @ 5 mos. post-op & 120 lbs. down; lon - I'm home from a visit to my PCP - he's greatly impressed with my progress, down 120 lbs. at 5 mos. post-op.  He took me off the last BP med, it was a micro-dose. Here's how this...

Pop-Pop @ 5 mos. post-op & 120 lbs. down; lon - I'm home from a visit to my PCP - he's greatly impressed with my progress, down 120 lbs. at 5 mos. post-op.  He took me off the last BP med, it was a micro-dose. Here's how this...

NSV - Wifey's got a new man in her life.... - Standing w/wifey, talking to our neighbor this afternoon as we were about to begin our walk.  Friends hubby is walking the dog and as he approaches, he says, "Oh, it is you!  I rea...

5 mos. (-4 days) out and down 118 lbs. - here's ho - I'm so glad to see that more sleevers are paying attention to what I've been saying has worked for me all along -- starving yourself does not help much with the weight loss.  I b...

Help in moving the scale during a stall - Okay, kids, Pop-Pop's here with advice on how to get that sumbitchin' scale moving again when you hit a "stall" or plateau.  Remember, I am not a doctor, so these are not medically...

Fat Feet? Who Knew? A 13 EEE NSV - Caught an early sale on shoes today and instead of needing the 14EEE's I've worn for the past 5 years, I slipped comfortably into 13EEE's.  Okay, they're still boats, but I've move...

NSV - Inexpensive "interim" wardrobe @ 1 - Caved to wifey and daughter's demands that I "get some damned pants that come close to fitting you."  Truth is, I was feeling a bit "flappy" in the ass with just the slightest bree...

NSV - WALKED 18 & CHIPPED IN A BIRDIE! - First day of the senior's golf league.  Overall score?  Not so much, but it's a new course to me and I played sloppy on the front 9.  On the back I rocked, chipped in a greenside b...

NSV - WHO IS THAT NEW MAN? - We're having some rennovations done to the house and workmen are in-and-out these days.  Well, I heard our daughter-in-law come into the house and she was in the kitchen talking wi...

GOLF OUTING RESULTS: Pop-Pop's Minus Six.... - Okay, the golf outing to Myrtle Beach was worrisome – would I, could I, make this annual outing w/my buds at 4 mos. Post-op w/out problems?  I worried about me and my self-...

NSV & SV = GOLF W/THE GUYS – SIX UNDER - Okay, the golf outing to Myrtle Beach was worrisome – would I, could I, make this annual outing w/my buds at 4 mos. Post-op w/out problems?  I worried about me and my self-...

NSV & SV = GOLF W/THE GUYS = SIX UNDER - Okay, the golf outing to Myrtle Beach was worrisome – would I, could I, make this annual trip w/my buds at 4 mos. Post-op w/out problems?  I worried about me and my self-co...

Wanna Know How Pop-Pop dropped 100 lbs. in 4.5 mos - Since I'll be away for about a week, thought I would chime in on the weight-loss  formula series.  I'm still 70 lbs. from my goal, but here are some things that have helped me lose...

Pop-Pop's down a C-Note at 4 mos. post-op - I mentioned this in a response to another post, but for those who haven't heard........TA DA!, I hit triple digits yesterday and today I am 4 mos. post-op.  (lost 24 pre-op).  ...

Pop-Pop's down a C-Note at 4 mos. post-op - Took wife into the closet so she would be the first to see the scale show that I've lost 100 lbs. I'll be 4 months post-op tomorrow - shed 24 pre-op.  Hitting triple digits is an ...

Took Wifey into the closet.... - Got your attention?  I wanted her to be there when I weighed myself so she would be the first one to know that I've lost 100 lbs. since this thing started.  I'm 4 mos. post-op tomo...

Boomer Loser Doing Great in MD - I turned 65 last year and decided that it was time to finally do something about my weight problem; I had moved from 300 lbs. 20 years ago to 426 at my heaviest - and along the w...